Human rights experts say there is no solid evidence that capital punishment is an effective deterrent to crime.

However, Congress continues to consider the reimposition of the death penalty amid the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs.

The proposal is in stark contrast to the humane approach taken by other countries in handing down justice.

Historian Manolo Quezon joins Mornings@ANC on Monday to talk about the death penalty. – Mornings@ANC, 5 December 2016